The Mark-1 garrote was issued in a small cloth pouch for ease in concealment. Marked with a WD (War Department) on one end of the handles, 2 at the other ends and an X in the center of one handle. The X designates that this particular garrote was issued to Camp X. Operatives were warned against carrying a garrote and being captured due to the cowardly stigma attached to killing with one and that only special ops use them.